Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 06 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties
Project Management: 20%
Assists the Facility Manager (FM) in planning major and minor construction and maintenance projects, fixing daily, weekly, and monthly schedules and priorities for the work, and scheduling the various tradesmen required. Advises the FM on the annual maintenance budget and works within the allotted amounts. Advises the FM on the purchase/retirement and sale of major equipment, making recommendations as to the best kind required for the job and its availability. Drafts scopes of work for renovation project contracts and conducts site survey with the prospective contractors, providing each with a detailed scope of work and showing them the job to be done. Serves as liaison between the Embassy and the various contractors and supervises the work done under contract to assure its thoroughness and completion in a timely and economical manner. Acts as representative for many projects. Maintains good working relationships with the Tanzania water and electrical authorities to ensure prompt and quick responses on their part to the Embassy’s water and utilities problems. Troubleshoots on a 24 hour a day basis, the need for emergency and other than normal maintenance to determine how it happened, and why, to prevent further trouble or recurrence of the problem.

Personnel Management: 40%
Supervises a multi-trade workforce consisting of thirty-six employees. Develops preventive maintenance schedules for the Mission’s buildings, residences, and equipment, to include generators, automatic transfer switches, automatic voltage regulators, residential appliances, and all domestic water delivery systems. These predetermined schedules will follow manufacturers recommendations, based upon hours of operation, with guidance obtained by OBO predefined electronic PM schedules and plans. Tests new applicants in the work of the various trades, carpentry, power generation electrical, plumbing, masonry, welding etc., to assure that they are knowledgeable in the trade for which they are applying. Implements disciplinary action for employees when required, approves their leave requests, and makes recommendations for promotion when a tradesman has reached the journeyman level in their trade.

Operational Support: 40%
Is on call after hours, responding to emergency calls at all hours for any type of emergency maintenance request. Responds to emergency maintenance and repair by scheduling crews or personnel of the various trades. Maintains active surveillance over all the construction and maintenance work to assure a high level of efficiency and security of USG equipment, property, and tools. Ensures all pre planning and materials estimations of manpower, equipment requirements parts are undertaken normally at a very minimal of 10 working days prior to implementation of all larger projects, by the respective section or group needing manpower materials or spare parts. Ensures that all supervised job activities and duties are performed in a responsible manner to avoid the creation of safety or health hazards. Conducts daily field inspections to make sure, workers are well prepared, materials have been pre planned and work which was pre scheduled is what is being undertaken first and ensures that all subordinate personnel conform to established safety and health policy and procedures and properly utilize personal protective equipment. Should accidents, illnesses or injuries occur, ensures that the POSHO, safety designee or other appropriate official is informed and that required reports are issued. As a supervisor, incumbent will ensure that required evaluation reports Will be completed on time.

Note: This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by incumbent. Incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:

EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of practical experience in the construction or facility management fields plus two (2) years managerial or supervisory experience is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:
The jobholder should have advanced knowledge of construction techniques. A wide range of in-depth expertise in both local and US standards, codes, and practices. Must have a wide knowledge of maintenance and mechanical equipment, especially HVAC units, electrical panels, infrastructure systems and general building maintenance.

Education Requirements:
Completion of secondary school and technical certification at NTA level 6 (two years of studies) or equivalent is required.
Evaluations:

LANGUAGE: Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Swahili is required. (This may be tested)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Strong management skills are required. Must be able to lead by example. Mathematical ability to complete common engineering formulas is required. Ability to use electrical machine tools, electrical measuring instruments, diagnosis and troubleshooting of equipment and appliances. Must have capability to use tools to track, record, troubleshoot and fine tune building systems. MS Project, MS Office (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint), ability to type forty words per minute, and general knowledge of AutoCAD. Must be able to drive Government-Owned-Vehicle and must hold a valid category B&D driver’s license (and have held it for the last 5 years). Problems encountered vary considerably and analysis and judgment are necessary to troubleshoot the systems and find the solution to maintenance problems. The jobholder must be able to overlap tasks, and work with projects characterized by shifting priorities. Must be able to communicate clearly and patiently.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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